Ruckelshaus Institute
Haub School of Environment
and Natural Resources
University of Wyoming
Bim Kendall House
804 E Fremont St
Laramie, WY 82072
Phone: (307)766-5080
Fax: (307)766-5099
Email: ruckelshaus@uwyo.edu
Table 5 – Wyoming state and local sources of funding for land acquisitions and easements.
State and Local Sources of Funding for Land Acquisitions and Easements | |||
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Name |
Purpose | Location | Contact |
Jonah Interagency Mitigation and Reclamation Office | Funds for off-site mitigation of Jonah Field activities, managed by the BLM and three state agencies. Acquisition and easements are eligible, especially pronghorn and sagebrush habitats. Federal or state agencies, non-profit organizations, businesses, and individuals may apply. | Green River Basin, WY |
(307) 367-5386 |
Pinedale Anticline Project Office | Funds for on-site monitoring and off-site mitigation for the Pinedale Anticline managed by the BLM and three state agencies. Acquisition and easements are eligible, especially in mule deer, pronghorn, and sage-grouse habitats. Federal or state agencies, non-profit organizations, businesses, and individuals may apply. | Green River Basin, WY |
(307) 367-5386 |
Wyoming Game & Fish Landowner Incentive Program | State program offering 50% cost-share or in-kind matching for habitat conservation on private lands, including easements. | Wyoming |
(307) 745-4046 https://wgfd.wyo.gov/ |
Wyoming Game & Fish Private Lands, Public Wildlife Access Program & Wyoming Access Yes | Purchases easements for hunting and fishing access. Funding generated by Access Yes. | Wyoming |
(307) 777-4600 |
Wyoming State Wildlife Grants | Federal funds allocated in the form of State Wildlife Grants for the conservation of at-risk species. Project funding in Wyoming guided by the Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy. | Wyoming |
(307) 777-4600 http://www.fishwildlife.org/index.php?section=blueribbonpanel |
Wyoming Wildlife and Natural Resource Trust | State program with funding available to non-profit and government agencies to conserve wildlife habitat and natural resources, including purchase of conservation easements. | Wyoming |
(307) 856-4665 |
Ruckelshaus Institute
Haub School of Environment
and Natural Resources
University of Wyoming
Bim Kendall House
804 E Fremont St
Laramie, WY 82072
Phone: (307)766-5080
Fax: (307)766-5099
Email: ruckelshaus@uwyo.edu